Shieldfield, brickfield

HER Number:
4143

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Shieldfield, brickfield

Place:
Shieldfield

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Brick and Tilemaking Site

Site Type: Specific:
Brickfield

General Period:
POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period:
Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
A brick and slate hall with glazed arched windows. The west gable is of corrugated metal sheeting (original) for installation of large pieces of equipment. The south side is complicated by later additions for further capacity in the 1920s.

Easting:
425820

Northing:
564810

Grid Reference:
NZ425820564810

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 4143 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 97